Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

looked down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

gaze, puzzled about what she had said wrong.

didn’t bother to explain but just arched

her lip

to be loud and forceful, and her cheek needed to show a red mark to satisfy Elgin.

slap,

pointed to the thermos on the coffee

as

she lifted

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

soup, but she could never taste her

vegetative

but dared not, blinking rapidly to push back the

with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat the

her

night Letitia said. Phedra brought

tone grew impatient Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she

picked up the spoon, scooped up some soup and brought it to her lips.

do it

Open your mouth”

but to open her mouth

unreadable flickered in

would get weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have

what? He couldn’t care less about her life

because she was hungry

her an agreement while she was having the soup

It was a

but he already wanted a

nothing. Elgin rested his forehead on his hand. During these three months, behave as Mrs Ramirez

the woman he had slept with that night in three

then, Lebilia’s presence would be meaningless, because he would marry

all her beauty

wish, Letitia agreed. “But I

bargain with me? You want me

“No”

wanted to reinvestigate Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it was asking

temper, but

cautiously began “Have you ever considered, maybe

Elgin’s face darkened quickly

the coffee table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring

to die?

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